Fredrick bennett



.(No Model' F. BENNETT. AUTOMATIC LEG FOR FOLDING BEDS.

No. 427,293. Patent-ed May 6,1890.

A TTOHNE YS W/ T/VESSES W/adz PATENT EEIcE.

FREDRICK BENNETT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

AUTOMATIC LEG FOR FOLDING BEDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 427,293, dated May 6,1890.

Application filed November 13,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDEIoK BENNETT, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and Improved Automatic Leg for FoldingBeds, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a leg for folding beds whichshall be so constructed and arranged that upon the lowering of the bedit will, by gravity, fall out to posit-ion for supporting the bed and besecurely locked, and upon elevating or closing the bed will fall back tofull concealment.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures. Figure 1 is a front elevation ofthe upper part of a folding bed having my invention applied thereto.Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same on line co m of Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a sectional view showing the leg in position to support the bed.Fig. lis a detailed sectional plan view. Fig. 5 is a perspective view ofthe leg-box, and Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the legremoved.

A represents the upright portion of a folding bed, and B represents thebed-bottom. These maybe of the usual or of any approved construction,save that the bed-bottom may have side pieces B and apertures 61 d forthe legs D. The legs D act by gravity. They are made in angular form,and when the bed is closed rest upon inclined ledges c, which cause thelegs to recede upon lifting the bottom to a vertical or closed position.WVhen the bottom is lowered to horizontal position, the legs dropthrough the apertures d as shown in Fig. 3, and at the same time alocking button or pawl E drops to vertical position and engages With theshoulder d of the leg and holds it firmly in position to support thebed-bottom. The saidshoulder dis by preference curved to correspond withthe are described by the lower end of the locking-pawl'E, which ispivoted at e, and upon the lifting of the bottom swings unassisted tothe position shown in Fig. 2 out of the way of the automatic inwardmovement of the leg, due to the incline c. The outward movement of eachSerial No. 330,232. (No model.)

I leg is limited by the shoulder d striking upon the ledge 01 The legand pawl are by preference inclosed in a metal box F, one wall of whichmay be formed with the incline c; or the incline may be a small block ofwood, as shown in the drawings.

To facilitate the ready action of the leg, I provide it with rollers f,one or more, which rest upon the said incline c, as'shown.

When necessary or convenient to fasten the bed-bottom slat orcross-piece to which the bed spring or springs are attached to the theboxes F, each will be provided with asuitable fastening, consisting inthis instance of a supporting-lug m, an outwardly-projecting plate m,and a set-screwm fitted therein, as shown clearly in Fig. 5; but theseparts may be omitted, if desired.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In a folding or wardrobe bed or other foldingstructure, the combination therewith of a bent leg, a box for retainingthe same, an aperture in the bottom of the structure for the leg, a pawlpivoted to the top of the box opposite the. said opening, and oneinclined surface ofthe box facing the pawl and said opening, and whichsupports the leg and forms an incline for causing the backward movementof the leg by gravity when the structure is tipped to vertical position,substantially as described.

2. In a folding or wardrobe bed or other folding structure, the leg D,having shoulder 61', in combination with the pawl E, pivoted above theleg, and the inclined surface 0, on which the leg rests when the leg isin horizontal position, substantially as described.

3. In a folding bed, the bed-bottom formed with apertures d, andprovided with the boxes F, combined with the bent legs D and pawls E,placed in said boxes, and the'iuclined sur face 0, also in said boxes,and which support the legs when in horizontal position, substantially asdescribed.

- FREDRIOK BENNETT.

Witnesses:

H. A. WEsT, EDGAR TATE.

